...I recently came across a nice website on Irene Dunne which includes photos and reprints of old fan magazine articles. A 1938 Photoplay story on Dunne's adopted daughter made for fascinating reading, not least just to enjoy the article's fawning writing style. (I especially loved the mention of the pediatrician "wise about the hygienic care of children.")

...There's a brand-new book on Ann Rutherford: THE CHARMS OF MISS O'HARA, by Phillip Done. It's subtitled TALES OF GONE WITH THE WIND AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD FROM SCARLETT'S LITTLE SISTER and is based on extensive interviews with Rutherford.

...Where Danger Lives has a fantastic post with 50 striking Republic film noir and crime posters.

...Here's A Pinch of Pixie Dust on the books of beloved romance author Betty Neels. Truly "comfort reading" at its best.

...I frequently link to Another Old Movie Blog, and this insightful analysis of Ann Blyth in OUR VERY OWN (1950) is a great example of why I enjoy Jacqueline's thoughtful and amusing writing so much.

...The Warner Archive has released four Alan Ladd films, currently exclusive to Critics Choice and Deep Discount: DRUM BEAT (1954), THE BIG LAND (1957), THE DEEP SIX (1958), and GUNS OF THE TIMBERLAND (1960).

...New releases from Fox Cinema Archives: MARYLAND (1940) with John Payne, WOMAN'S WORLD (1954) with an all-star cast, and THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE (1956) with Van Johnson, Joseph Cotten, and Ruth Roman.

...The original STAR WARS (1977) was first released May 25, 1977. Deja Reviewer calls its great sequel, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980), a "perfectly symmetrical film." (Via Speakeasy.)

Many thanks for the link to Where Danger Lives-where's thatbeen all my life! A blog where the likes of Allied Artistspictures and Mark Stevens seem to rule is right in my comfort zone!All those Republic Bs have put my wants list into free-fall!As I have mentioned a thousand times before it's sucha shame all that Republic stuff is on the missing list.There is a German outfit called Filmjuwelen that has the rights to loads of Republic titles but sadly a lot of theirreleases have German only soundtracks.Today I'm as sick as a parrot (do you have that expressionacross the pond?) as the artwork for OH! SUSANNAH has justturned up on Amazon de. (German title Apache Battle Of TheBlack Mountains)Sadly this Filmjuwelen release has a Germanonly soundtrack and to add insult to injury it's the onlyRod Cameron,Forrest Tucker,Joseph Kane Republic A Westernto be released anywhere on DVD.For me having all this Republic product on the missinglist is like being denied hearing the Sun records of Elvis,Johnny Cash and friends.Now I am faced with the task of trying to track down someof those Noirs especially the ones starring Penny Edwards,who I really like,and Warren Douglas who I know more as agreat screenwriter than a B Noir actor.